Breast Cancer News
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8 Things Breast Cancer Patients Can Do When Their Job Is Threatened
Health conditions like breast cancer shouldn't put anyone's job into question. Source: 8 Things Breast Cancer Patients Can Do When Their Job Is Threatened | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
Ask The Experts: What You Need To Know About Breast Reconstruction Surgery
After cancer, breast reconstruction surgery helps some women feel whole again.For many women, losing one or both breasts due to breast cancer can be just as harrowing as the disease itself. Source: Ask The Experts: What You Need To Know About Breast Reconstruction...
New tech takes radiation out of cancer screening
Researchers have developed a new, inexpensive technology that could save lives and money by routinely screening women for breast cancer without exposure to radiation. The system uses harmless microwaves and artificial intelligence (AI) software to detect even small,...
My Self-Isolation Advice As a Cancer Patient
Over the last 10 months of active treatment, I found that I did a lot better when I planned things out, so I’m sharing a few strategies that helped me immensely. Source: My Self-Isolation Advice As a Cancer Patient - Rethink Breast Cancer
PFAS Contamination of Drinking Water Far More Prevalent Than Previously Reported
Exposure to PFAS increases the risk of cancer, harms the development of the fetus and reduces the effectiveness of vaccines. Biomonitoring studies by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that the blood of nearly all Americans is contaminated...
8 Steps Women Can Take To Reduce Their Daughters’ Risk Of Breast Cancer
There's no magic button for breast cancer prevention, but there are some things women can do. Source: 8 Steps Women Can Take To Reduce Their Daughters’ Risk Of Breast Cancer | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
New Treatments Emerge for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
Two new treatment options are emerging for women with metastatic breast cancer, following positive results from clinical trials. Source: New Treatments Emerge for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer - National Cancer Institute
Promising Cancer Drug Combines Chemo And Light Therapy Into One Powerful Treatment
Researchers found that Ru-Pt had a deadly impact on cancer cells. Source: Promising Cancer Drug Combines Chemo And Light Therapy Into One Powerful Treatment | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
10 Things You May Not Have Known About Your Breasts
A list of things everybody who has breasts should know. Source: 10 Things You May Not Have Known About Your Breasts | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
Genetic Testing for Cancer Risk: What to Know Before You Buy an At-Home Test
At-home testing for high-risk cancer gene mutations like BRCA1 and BRCA2 have been made readily available to consumers, but experts caution they may not provide complete or accurate information. Here we’ve reviewed three popular at-home tests. Source: Genetic Testing...
Doctors Seem To Be Biased Against Unmarried Cancer Patients, Offer Them Less Effective Treatment
"The statistics definitely show a connection between marital status and the treatment patients receive. There are people getting sick and getting second-best treatment." Source: Doctors Seem To Be Biased Against Unmarried Cancer Patients, Offer Them Less Effective...
Remarkable New T-Cell Discovery Can Kill Several Cancer Types in The Lab
The discovery of a new kind of immune cell receptor could pave the way for a new type of T-cell cancer therapy that can attack a diverse range of cancers in human patients without requiring tailored treatment. Source: Remarkable New T-Cell Discovery Can Kill Several...
Study Finds Optimum Age to Start Getting Mammograms
"The goal is to avert the most breast cancer deaths and gain the most life years." Source: Study Finds Optimum Age to Start Getting Mammograms | The Breast Cancer Site Blog
Attacking metastatic breast cancer with sound
Drugs can be safely delivered to cancerous lymph nodes via the lymphatic system and then released inside the nodes using sound waves. Researchers tested the treatment on mice with metastatic breast cancer. Source: Attacking metastatic breast cancer with sound --...
Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer: Ibrance, Herceptin, Verzenio, and More
These are the targeted therapies doctors use to treat breast cancer Source: Targeted Therapies for Breast Cancer: Ibrance, Herceptin, Verzenio, and More
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